Taking a picture of a picture has never been something I've been keen on, as it is pretty hard to do. It's a lot easier to just scan it and then work on it through Photoshop. However, I thought that it would be a unique challenge to try and make it a good photograph. The subject for today is a picture taken of my grandfather with some of his Navy buddies stationed somewhere during World War 2. It depicts a pretty relaxed scene as they're all just having a good time drinking a few brews. I can't imagine what must have gone through their young minds, though, just a few months or years earlier when the skies erupted with explosions from the attack on Pearl Harbor. Who knows where they were at the time, but I can only imagine that they felt that same type of loss, devastation, anger, and revenge that I did 10 years ago on 9/11. Unlike these days though, it seemed like there was a national call to action for everyone to get involved with protecting our homeland and defeating the enemy who brought the war to our soil. I'm sure some of it could have been fabricated, but people were mesmerized by the war bond drives, the heroes of Iwo Jima, and Rosie the Riveter. My grandpa was part of a blimp crew that flew up and down the coast searching for enemy subs on missions to harass our boys. He answered the call of duty as did thousands of other young men on this day when bombs rained down upon a sleepy Naval base in Hawaii, killing too many soldiers and civilians. All probably enjoying some quality time together not too unlike these sailors who met over a few cold bottles of liquid relaxation.
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